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  1. Bill Kane

    THE WIRE season 3 (ongoing thread) (SPOILERS!)

    "The Game Remains the Same" Season Opener 9/19 ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER: “Yo, it’s not yer turn” Hah! This show’s richly layered script (novelistic, as today’s New York Time arts article describes) shows us again that no episode will be easy to watch, or follow. At the minimum, I find...
  2. Bill Kane

    Help With Power Problems!

    Obviously, you’ll want a surge protector, and, living in no-lightning-storm SoCal, just about any under-$100 unit is sufficient, say Panamax MAX 8 DBS Plus 3, even the RadShk $49 hometheater model. Nearly all surge suppressors contain filters for RF and EMI noise; some even configure separate...
  3. Bill Kane

    Help With Power Problems!

    There's nothing "wrong" with your electrical power out of the wall outlet (tho Monster Corp. wud have you think otherwise, thus their monster black box solutions in search of a "problem." At the elemental level, your Denon rcvr is sensing some sort of overload, heat or elec'l short and is...
  4. Bill Kane

    Subwoofer Cable

    Try RadioShack Part 278-290 here
  5. Bill Kane

    Yamaha RX-V800 Problem

    It's impossible to say whether your particular unit has developed a power-cycle glitch over the years, but I tend to doubt this, given Yamaha's overall record of reliability. Like you, I have MEMORY GUARD set to OFF, which I did on out-of-the-box setup, so I've forgotten the rationale then...
  6. Bill Kane

    Question about Video Essentials and Avia

    There is a 3rd choice, especially for economy and for folks starting-out -- this sounds like you, Jean-Pierre - it is the Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-up disc It's about 3 years old and mostly adapted from AVIA, just not so extensive on the video side of things. S&V offers Dolby...
  7. Bill Kane

    calibrating at 55dB- is that okay?

    Mark, Don't worry, hardly any "average" home systems are played at Reference Level, but you may be cheating your audio enjoyment by selecting such an artificially low level as 55dB. Let's take a quick tour of where Reference Level derives... Based on Dolby Lab standards from the early/mid...
  8. Bill Kane

    How many versions of Avia have been out and is a new version coming anytime soon?

    James, take a look at this recent thread... HERE
  9. Bill Kane

    which Avia DVD to get?

    Mark, why not order the Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-up disc (2001)for $16.39 at amazon.com. I imagine this is the 6.1 chl disc you've heard about. (Yes, the Ovation company which makes Avia, headed by audio scientist Guy Kuo, contributed to the S&V disc). I have both Avia and S&V and...
  10. Bill Kane

    Yamaha RX-V800 Problem

    Walt, If you did not have the rcvr plugged into a surge protector (and especially if the system had been left turned on during the power outage) it’s likely that a surge did do some rcvr damage. If there WAS a surge protector, look at the LED lite for PROTECTION ON – is it now off or...
  11. Bill Kane

    Yamaha RX-V800 Problem

    Walt, If you did not have the rcvr plugged into a surge protector (and especially if the system had been left turned on during the power outage) it’s likely that a surge did do some rcvr damage. If there WAS a surge protector, look at the LED lite for PROTECTION ON – is it now off or...
  12. Bill Kane

    Dumb Movie Cliches

    As an ex-newspaper reporter, I always watch with glee the inevitable leaving-the-courthouse scene where the antihero is pursued by a howling mob of elbowing "reporters" with outstretched microphones, braying: "Mr. Gotti, did you kill (insert here)?" Of course, they never get enough film or a...
  13. Bill Kane

    Dumb Movie Cliches

    As an ex-newspaper reporter, I always watch with glee the inevitable leaving-the-courthouse scene where the antihero is pursued by a howling mob of elbowing "reporters" with outstretched microphones, braying: "Mr. Gotti, did you kill (insert here)?" Of course, they never get enough film or a...
  14. Bill Kane

    Speaker Placement Dilema in New House!

    Are you saying their cabinet extends entirely across the wall, leaving no little corner for the sub? Up in the cabinet isnt such a good idea, but one wud have to try it. Obviously, a smallish wooden cube model is what's needed. Hsu may have a faux-ottoman model; it cud be placed along a side...
  15. Bill Kane

    subwoofer connections with coax

    Yes, RadioShack has an F-to-RCA adapter for ~$3 -- 3/4 in. long with RCA male on one end and F-style clamp (outer knurl and female w/inside threads) on tother. Ideally, given sufficient length, it wud be cleanest to have continuous RG-6 run straight to the SW, just passing thru a wall plate...
  16. Bill Kane

    Really dumb question

    Eric, Welcome to the HTF. As you might imagine, nearly every new equipment-new hookup stategies type of question has been asked as people come into this hobby. So get busy prowling the various forums, and look for the search function, too. Administrator Bob McElfresh strted a resposne to...
  17. Bill Kane

    dts problem

    Here is what's found in PRIMER/FAQ (see lefthand top in BASICS FORUM) John Garcia Santa Clara, Ca. Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Date and Time: May 27th, 2004 03:51 PM...
  18. Bill Kane

    Will a surge protector work properly when it’s not grounded?

    One step at a time...like a car mechanic, you gotta open it up and see what ya got. There are several variables here. Look at it this way: The actual GRD exists in the earth outside the Mains Panel, usually a 4-ft stake with a thick wire running to the manis panel. Modern 12-AWG/2 or "Romex"...
  19. Bill Kane

    Will a surge protector work properly when it’s not grounded?

    Matt, It's somewhat dangerous for two unlicensed tinkerers to talk ELECTRICITY via etherwaves, but here's what I suggest. The goal is NOT to use a flimsy cheater plug adapter, tho it may ground via that connection to the outlet screw. First, you must feel comfortable in exploring your...
  20. Bill Kane

    Will a surge protector work properly when it’s not grounded?

    Matt, hold on, all is not lost. It's quite likely the outlets in your room ARE grounded, even tho you see two-prong outlets. First, to verify, you will need some type of hand-held outlet checker that provides an indicator light (LED) for GROUND. Hardware stores sell these for under $10...
  21. Bill Kane

    Would this be "good" wire for 50' in wall run?

    Here's another source
  22. Bill Kane

    Does this eBay billlook legit?

    After lying dormant for at least a year and a half, I used my PayPal account (having to email them for my password) two weeks ago to submit a donation for the current HTF fund drive. Subsequently, I have been “notified” twice by email they are billing me $15. WTF. The email is from EBAY...
  23. Bill Kane

    Does any one use Subwoofer PowerCenter™ SW 200 with Clean Power Stage 1 v2.0?

    An on-the-wall subwoofer plug-in typically is used where there’s not a good reach to a primary power center with its 6-12 plug-ins; and in this instance its function is for SURGE PROTECTION. Even these smaller surge protectors contain filters for RF/EFI but this is not so crucial for our...
  24. Bill Kane

    Monster HTFS1000 or Panamax..

    Tom, Welcome to the Forum... Id look more closely at the Panamax MAX 8 DBS+5 (not the Powermax or lesser model)HERE Around $75. My observation is that MonsterPower has yet again introduced an even more compartmentalized unit with the HTFS 1000 (and at a nose-bleeding $399!) This appears...
  25. Bill Kane

    Should I sell my house?

    Dave, In these tight economic times, you're correct to suspect that such an enterprise district won't be an overnight thing. Here's an EXPLAINER Just remember we are a govt of laws, so keep informed thru (1) visiting the planning department(2) keeping abreast of items on the Planning...
  26. Bill Kane

    Surge Protection/Line Conditioner

    Yes Here is Panamax technical justification for sticking with this cheap but effective technology.
  27. Bill Kane

    AD Program captured my Browser!

    update: I installed SPYBOT and AD-AWARE. For me, neither (separately and in conjunction)wipe my computer clean of the hijacking. I am in reinfection mode, it seems. I am trying to read in the spywareinfo website and come to realiza there is no universal panacea... "Spying" isnt my...
  28. Bill Kane

    Sub setup with receiver and cross over frequency

    You've got it! The idea is to keep the sub's crossover circuitry out of the way while using the receiver's. While setting the LFE to its ON position (bypass) should work, as a backup turn the sub's x-over dial to its highest position or 150Hz. Re x-over level: THX et al regard 80Hz as...
  29. Bill Kane

    AD Program captured my Browser!

    msg removed pending still finding browser capture :frowning:
  30. Bill Kane

    AD Program captured my Browser!

    thx jim, I had seen info on SPYBOT for MS IE... Do you find you need to access the update feature as advisable? bill
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